When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world. ~H.H. Maha Ghosananda
You have to start giving first and expect absolutely nothing. When you practice contentment
you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes I already have everything that I really need’. ~Dalai Lama
A 6-year-old meditating
Peace is not something we can only hope for. Peace is something we can contemplate in our daily life by our practice of mindful breathing, mindful walking, embracing our fear, our anger, producing the energy of understanding and compassion. And with that element of peace in us, we should be able to support our government, our Congress.
And let us remember that peace is in our hands. We can do something for peace every day. Let us practice as individuals. Let us practice as communities, as Sanghas, and let us give peace a chance. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
Ajahn Chah asks “What is Peacefulness Like?”
Ajahn Chah Answers; “What is Confusion? Well Peacefulness is the End of Confusion”.
Know what is Good and Bad, whether Travelling or Living in One Place. You can not find Peace on a Mountain, or in a Cave. You can even go to where the Buddha Attained Enlightenment, without getting Closer to the Truth. Looking Outside the Self, is to Compare and to Discriminate. You will not find Happiness that Way. Nor will You find Peace if You spend Your Time looking for the Perfect Person, or Teacher. The Buddha taught Us to Look at the Dhamma, the Truth, and not to look at other People. ~Ajahn Chah
